Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Alexander Ekman's brilliant take on the ballet classic Swan lake is a humorous look at today’s ballet scene.“I wanted to do something big and wild and different. Something with water!” said choreographer Alexander Ekman.

Filmed on a water-filled Oslo Opera House stage, the Norwegian National Ballet is joined by actors, musicians, a soprano and 1,000 rubber ducks.

Alexander Ekman — Choreographer, set designer, Voice-over, Sound Designer
Henrik Vibskov — Costumes
Tom Visser — Lighting designer
Mikael Karlsson — Voice-over, Sound Designer
Jan Gunnar Røise — The Artist
Fridtjov Såheim — The Producer
Elisabeth Teige — The Diva
Camilla Spidsøe Cohen — White Swan
Melissa Hough — Black Swan
Philip Currell — Siegfried
The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
Per Kristian Skalstad — Conductor

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